Political thrillers can rightfully really feel fairly dicey relying on the context and nation, however that’s by no means a cause to cease looking for them out. And primarily based on the acclaim — and newest trailer from Neon — for The Secret Agent is one you’ll need to be seeing upon launch.
Right here is the official synopsis for The Secret Agent: “Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a know-how knowledgeable in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife throughout carnival week, hoping to reunite along with his son however quickly realizes that town is much from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.”
The Secret Agent fared extremely properly at this yr’s Cannes Movie Competition, the place it took dwelling Greatest Director for Kleber Mendonça Filho, Greatest Actor for Wagner Moura, the FIRESCI Prize, and the AFCAE Artwork Home Cinema Award, thus making it essentially the most awarded film of your entire fest. It was additionally up for the highest honor at Cannes, the Palme d’Or, though the prize would go to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Simply an Accident.
Talking about a part of the evolution of The Secret Agent, director Filho beforehand stated, “A really very long time. Initially, I had the title, The Secret Agent, for a unique story, which I attempted to write down nevertheless it by no means labored as a script. I stored the title after I turned to different concepts. It’s actually a mixture of many various impulses. Partly it was the need to do some form of thriller. Partly it was the problem of going again in time and doing a interval piece, which I had by no means achieved apart from one sequence in Aquarius,” referring to the 2016 film, which additionally competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
The supporting solid of The Secret Agent incudes Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, and extra.
The Secret Agent is Brazil’s choice for the Greatest Worldwide Function Movie Oscar; final yr’s winner, I’m Nonetheless Right here, was additionally from Brazil.
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